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El Foro Penal confirmó que al menos 20 presos políticos fueron excarcelados este domingo en Venezuela

Al menos 20 presos políticos fueron excarcelados este domingo en Venezuela, según confirmó la organización no gubernamental Foro Penal, en una de las liberaciones más amplias registradas en un solo día desde el anuncio del régimen chavista el pasado 8 de enero.
“Al menos 20 presos políticos excarcelados el día de hoy. Seguimos verificando”, informó el director de la ONG, Alfredo Romero.
De acuerdo con los registros preliminares de la organización, las liberaciones se produjeron en distintos centros de reclusión del país, entre ellos la sede del Servicio Bolivariano de Inteligencia (Sebin) en El Helicoide, y alcanzaron a dirigentes políticos, activistas regionales, defensores de derechos humanos y ciudadanos con doble nacionalidad.
Entre los casos confirmados figura el del defensor de derechos humanos Javier Tarazona, director de la organización Fundaredes, detenido desde el 2 de julio de 2021.
“Ya en libertad junto a su madre y hermano José Rafael, quien también fue preso político en Venezuela”, indicó el Foro Penal.
Tarazona fue acusado de incitación al odio, terrorismo y traición a la patria. Su caso se convirtió en uno de los más emblemáticos de la criminalización de defensores de derechos humanos en el país, tras haber denunciado un conflicto armado en la frontera con Colombia en 2021.
Fundaredes destacó que su detención estuvo marcada por la “falta de garantías judiciales, el irrespeto al debido proceso y condiciones que vulneraron sus derechos fundamentales”.
Entre los excarcelados también figura Luis Guillermo Istúriz González, abogado y dirigente del partido Vente Venezuela, quien permanecía detenido desde el 24 de agosto de 2024 y se encontraba recluido en El Helicoide.
El Foro Penal confirmó que Istúriz había sido sentenciado a 30 años de prisión en la misma causa en la que fue procesado Rafael Tudares, yerno del presidente electo Edmundo González Urrutia. Videos difundidos en redes sociales mostraron su reencuentro con su familia tras más de un año privado de libertad.
En el grupo de liberados también fue confirmada la dirigente regional Lorenia Guadalupe Gutiérrez Bolívar, coordinadora de Vente Venezuela en el estado Bolívar, detenida el 25 de agosto de 2025 durante un allanamiento sin orden judicial, según denunció su entorno. Su caso había sido señalado por organizaciones de derechos humanos como un ejemplo de la persecución contra estructuras políticas de base.
La ONG verificó igualmente la liberación de Mauricio Giampaoli, ciudadano ítalo-venezolano detenido desde el 23 de marzo de 2024; Yandir Loggiodice, secretario general nacional del Partido Centro Democrático, detenido el 14 de julio de 2025; Víctor Enmanuel Castillo Vizcaya, detenido desde abril de 2024; Willians Antonio Díaz Rolong, arrestado en mayo de 2025; Rodrigo Antonio Pérez Mejías; Omaira Josefina Salazar; Guillermo de Jesús López, detenido desde enero de 2024, así como Pedro Javier Fernández Rodríguez y Orangel Tabares, incluidos en la lista oficial de liberados del día.
Entretanto, La líder opositora de Venezuela y Premio Nobel de la Paz 2025, María Corina Machado, celebró la excarcelación de Javier Tarzana tras más de cuatro años en prisión.
“Querido Javier, me conmueve verte finalmente abrazando a Teresa, tu mamá y a tu hermano José Rafael. Venezuela toda admira y respeta tu valentía y tu entrega”, escribió Machado en sus redes sociales. En la misma publicación sostuvo que en el país “habrá justicia” y pidió la liberación de todos los presos políticos.
Fundaredes, por su parte, agradeció el respaldo de organizaciones nacionales e internacionales, periodistas y ciudadanos, y afirmó que durante más de cuatro años el caso de su director se convirtió en un símbolo de la persecución contra defensores de derechos humanos.
Las excarcelaciones de este domingo se producen en el marco de un proceso anunciado por el régimen chavista, que contempla la revisión de casos de personas detenidas por motivos políticos. El viernes, Delcy Rodríguez informó que se impulsa una propuesta de ley de amnistía para personas privadas de libertad por razones políticas desde 1999 hasta la actualidad.
El Foro Penal ha venido documentando de manera sistemática los casos de detención por motivos políticos en el país y señaló que continuará verificando la identidad de los liberados y las condiciones de su excarcelación. Hasta el sábado, la organización había confirmado la salida de prisión de 310 personas como parte de este proceso.

La ONG advirtió que la verificación continúa, debido a que las excarcelaciones se realizan de forma escalonada y, en varios casos, las familias reciben notificación informal poco antes de que los detenidos sean trasladados fuera de los centros de reclusión.
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Trump cabinet shakeup expands after Noem exit, Bondi firing — who’s under pressure next?

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Kristi Noem is gone from the Department of Homeland Security and Pam Bondi is out the door at the Justice Department.
It’s not unusual for a president to shake up the cabinet ahead of crucial elections.
And that appears to be the case right now for President Donald Trump, who’s saddled with underwater approval ratings and an unpopular war ahead of this year’s crucial midterm elections, when Republicans are working to hold onto their slim House and Senate majorities.
The big question going forward: Who may be next on Trump’s chopping block.
PAM BONDI ALREADY FIRED AS ATTORNEY GENERAL, CABINET OFFICIAL TEED UP AS REPLACEMENT: SOURCES
U.S. President Donald Trump, accompanied by FBI Director Kash Patel, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Marsha Blackburn and Sen. Bill Hagerty, speak during an event to sign a memorandum to send federal resources to Memphis, Tennessee, for a surge against local crime, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 15, 2025. (REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst)
The White House is pushing back against reporting that other cabinet secretaries may soon be given pink slips. But it’s worth noting that Trump announced in a social media post that he was letting Bondi go hours after media reports first crossed that the attorney general’s job was in jeopardy.
Here’s a look at three cabinet members that media reports suggest could possibly be in the president’s crosshairs.
Tulsi Gabbard
The director of national intelligence may have earned Trump’s ire by failing to condemn former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent after his abrupt exit from the administration last month after criticizing the president’s move to strike Iran.
Gabbard, a former Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for her party’s 2020 presidential nomination before crossing over and supporting Trump in the 2024 election and a military veteran who deployed to the Iraq War two decades ago, has not been as vocally supportive of the current conflict with Iran as others in the cabinet.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats at the Hart Senate Office Building on March 18, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
In backing Gabbard, Trump last weekend pointed to her stance on Iran and said, «I think she’s probably a little bit softer on that issue, but that’s okay.»
Pushing back forcefully against speculation that Gabbard may be next to go, White House Communications Director Steven Cheung on Thursday said, «President Trump has total confidence in Director Gabbard, and any insinuation otherwise is totally fake news.»
«The President has assembled the most talented and impactful Cabinet ever, and they have collectively delivered historic victories on behalf of the American people.,» Cheung touted.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer
Trump’s labor secretary is under investigation by the Labor Department’s inspector general over numerous allegations, including drinking alcohol while working and having an affair with a security officer.

Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is cracking down on reported H-1B abuse. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
The resignation of some of her top aides has not helped matters.
Howard Lutnick
The president’s commerce secretary is a longtime Trump ally.
But there’s speculation Lutnick may be on thin ice after admitting in February he traveled with his family to Jeffrey Epstein’s private Caribbean island in 2012, four years after Epstein was convicted of child sex trafficking.

Howard Lutnick, commerce secretary, participates in a roundtable in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 10. (Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg)
Lutnick previously denied having any relationship with Epstein and stated that he «barely had anything to do with that person.»
The White House is denying that either Lutnick or Chavez-DeRemer are in hot water.
«Secretaries Chavez-DeRemer and Lutnick are both doing a great job standing up for American workers, and they continue to have President Trump’s full support,» White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers told Fox News.
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But a source in the president’s political orbit didn’t rule out further changes in Trump’s cabinet.
«The president is reshaping his team and his message is clear: loyalty is expected but performance is mandatory,» the source told Fox News.
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Holocaust survivor, 86, priced out of NYC says Mamdani skipped scheduled housing meeting

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As a toddler, Sami Steigmann survived Nazi medical experimentation. Now, at 86, he is struggling to find safe housing in New York City.
His situation comes as New York City residents face rising housing costs, despite campaign promises from city leaders to improve affordability
Steigmann, who has called New York City home since the 1980s, can no longer safely navigate his second-story apartment in Harlem. Earlier this year, he asked to have a one-on-one meeting with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who ran on a platform centered on lowering housing costs. Although the meeting was scheduled, Steigmann says the 34-year-old mayor never kept the appointment.
«Promises made, not kept,» Steigmann told Fox News Digital. «His claim to fame was affordable housing. I’m not disappointed because I didn’t expect him to keep his word. It is what it is.»
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Sami Steigmann, 86, a Holocaust survivor, is struggling to find safe, affordable housing in New York City as costs continue to rise. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)
«It would have been nice, but you know politicians,» he said with a smile.
He added that he was no longer interested in meeting with Mamdani.
Mamdani’s office did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
For now, Steigmann said his focus is on finding a safe place to live as New York City’s costs continue to climb.
«New York is the most expensive city in the country, especially for independent living. Rent is about $6,000 a month for a one-bedroom apartment,» he said.
Steigmann, who lives on a fixed income of $1,649 per month, said he cannot afford an apartment that is both safe and accessible to public transportation.
The physical toll of his current living situation has only added to the challenge.
Born in 1939 in Romania, Steigmann was deported with his parents to a Nazi labor camp at about age 2. Too young to work, he was subjected to medical experimentation for at least three years before the camp was liberated.
«I was subjected to medical experiments, so I’m in pain every single second, but I learned to live with it. Now, because of my age, 86, I have difficulty walking and climbing stairs,» he said.
While relocating to a more affordable city may seem like an option, he said leaving New York is not a simple decision.
«I did not give it serious thought because here I have agencies that are helping me,» he said. «I don’t know what it would be like in other cities because I don’t have those connections there.»
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Steigmann faces a $2,200 monthly shortfall in rental costs. (Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images)
«I’m very safe here,» Steigmann said of his neighborhood, adding that his neighbors know him and watch his back.
He said a nursing home is a last resort he hopes to avoid.
«If I’m going to a nursing home, which I may have to go to if I cannot find something, basically, it’s the way to die because there is no life there.»
«It’s not for me. I’m still active. I don’t need assisted living in the sense that I can take a bath by myself. I can still do a lot of things,» he said.
Now, advocates are stepping in to help.
The Chicago Jewish Alliance recently launched «Project Ahava,» a fundraising initiative aimed at securing safe, stable housing for Steigmann as he struggles to remain independent in New York City.
Facing a roughly $2,200 monthly shortfall, the initiative aims to raise $132,000 to cover five years of housing. The group has so far raised about $18,000 for Steigmann.
«Sami has never asked for a dime, and he has given back to so many people. That’s just another reason why we wanted to give back to him and make sure that he has safe housing,» Susan Haggard, president of the Chicago Jewish Alliance, told Fox News Digital.
«And it’s important for him to stay in Manhattan where he is close to public transportation and still have that independence that is so important to him,» she added.
Maintaining that independence is key to his daily work and outreach.
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Holocaust survivor Sami Steigmann gives a salute while wearing his USS Intrepid volunteer uniform in New York City. (Courtesy of Sami Steigmann)
He spends his days volunteering aboard the aircraft carrier Intrepid, docked in New York City’s harbor, and speaking to school groups across the country about the Holocaust — a mission that has come to define his life.
«This is my life. Without it, there’s nothing for me, no reason to live,» he said.
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